Sunshine Coast
The 2024–25 Queensland Budget supports Queenslanders. On the Sunshine Coast it provides:
$1,300 electricity bill support
for Queensland households – an upfront $1,000 Cost of Living Rebate from the Queensland Government and a $300 rebate paid in quarterly instalments from the Australian Government.
$1.8B for health
for the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service.
$65M for education
to maintain, improve and upgrade schools on the Sunshine Coast.
$1.3B for the Big Build
for productivity-enhancing infrastructure and capital works, estimated to support 3,500 jobs on the Sunshine Coast.
Delivering for the SUNSHINE COAST
Free Kindy
Up to 4,252 children eligible for free kindy on the Sunshine Coast, for 15 hours per week, 40 weeks per year.
(January 2024 to May 2024)
Fee-Free TAFE
6,031 fee-free TAFE courses commenced by people on the Sunshine Coast wanting to train, retrain or upskill in priority industries.
(January 2023 to March 2024)
Skilling Queenslanders for Work
$75.1 million allocated to develop skills and provide training to 9,478 people on the Sunshine Coast, including 6,233 people who are now employed.
(July 2015 to April 2024)
First Home Owner Grant
5,339 grants worth $90.3 million paid to home buyers to help them buy their first home on the Sunshine Coast.
(July 2016 to April 2024)
Delivering better services for the Sunshine Coast
Growth from March 2015 to March 2024
1,484 extra nurses up 103.5%
567 extra teachers up 19.2%
474 extra doctors up 93.9%
109 extra ambulance officers up 35.7%
Sunshine Coast Rail on track to transform regional transport
The planned Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line will transform travel around the Sunshine Coast, outpacing the peak-hour commute to Brisbane by 45 minutes. The rail line will better connect residents of the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and Brisbane to housing, jobs, study, health services and key tourist destinations.
The 37km dual-track infrastructure will be built in a staged approach, to be jointly funded by the Queensland Government and the Australian Government.
The Queensland Government has committed $2.75 billion to deliver the first-stage extension of the rail line from Beerwah to Caloundra by 2032, pending matched funding from the Australian Government. Stage 1 will feature 19km of track, including 7km of elevated rail on viaducts and 10 bridges. The Queensland Government will also protect the complete corridor through to Maroochydore, to enable subsequent development of additional stages.
QUEENSLAND BUDGET 2024–25 AT A GLANCE
Total concessions including cost-of-living relief measures available in 2024–25
$11.2B
Investment in school and early education facilities
$1.3B
Total health funding in 2024–25
$28.9B
Total Big Build over 4 years
$107.3B
Community Safety Plan for Queensland
$1.3B
Jobs supported by the Big Build program in 2024–25
72,000
Putting Queensland Kids First Plan
$502M
Percentage of Big Build spend outside of greater Brisbane in 2024–25
68.5%
Homes for Queenslanders
$3.1B
Total capital investment to support the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan over 4 years
$26B